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New 100 percent Accurate (no false positives, 'specificity' of 99.8 2/1000 false negatives) COVID-19 Antibody Test Approved for Use in U.K.
A new COVID-19 antibody test to tell whether someone has had the virus has been approved for use in the U.K. after being found to be 100 percent accurate (no false positives, 'specificity' of 99.8 2/1000 false negatives) .
The test, developed by Swiss pharmaceutical company Roache, has been under evaluation by Public Health England at the Porton Down facility and was found to be highly specific and accurate.
The idea of an antibody test with 100 percent accuracy was previously labeled by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a "game-changer" as it would allow the government to understand how many people had COVID-19 and if they had developed immunity.
It could also help speed up the easing of lockdown restrictions, allowing people to return to work if they were confident they would not get the virus again.
Johnson said in March: "The great thing about having a test to see whether you've had it, is suddenly a green light goes on above your head and you can go back to work safe and confident in the knowledge that you are most unlikely to get it again.
"So, for an economic point of view, from a social point of view, it really could be a game-changer."
Junior health minister Edward Argar says he is keen to get the tests to key workers first.
New 100 percent accurate COVID-19 antibody test approved for use in U.K.
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